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exert

v. make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"

exert, exercise

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

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enact, reenact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

bring, work, play, wreak, make for

v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

inflict, bring down, visit, impose

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

bind, tie, attach, bond

v. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

obligate

v. commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"

commit, practice

v. engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

govern

v. require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

govern, rule

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

direct

v. be in charge of

administer

v. direct the taking of; "administer an exam"; "administer an oath"

control, command

v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

conduct, carry on, deal

v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

run, execute

v. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"

operate, run

v. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

behave, comport

v. behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

perform

v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

discharge

v. remove the charge from

overwork, exploit

v. work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

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